Portland Japanese Garden Gears Up for Gala Under the Stars on Saturday, August 4th

Portland Japanese Garden Gears Up for Gala Under the Stars on Saturday, August 4th

by | May 2, 2018 | Events, Features, News

Portland, OR. The iconic Portland Japanese Garden is planning a 55th Anniversary Gala. It’s the first-ever outdoor dining experience in the Garden’s beautiful new Cultural Village. Seating is limited so get your tickets now to be a part of this one-of-kind event. With the 2017 opening of the Cultural Village, the Portland Japanese Garden became one of the world’s most important Japanese cultural centers. This year, you can enjoy the most comprehensive arts, culture, and educational programs in the Garden’s history. Supporters invite you to attend their summer highlight: the celebratory Portland Japanese Garden gala evening under the stars on August 4th. Click HERE for more gala information.

The new Cultural Village, designed by world-renowned architect Kengo Kuma, will be all decked out for the 55th Anniversary Gala. (Photo Credit, Jeremy Bittermann)

From Portland Japanese Garden:

The proceeds from the Anniversary Gala will support the Garden’s artistic, cultural, and educational programming, which in 2018 explores the unique traditions and arts of Kyoto. We cannot think of a better tribute to Kyoto than to hold an elegant evening of dining and entertainment in the beautiful surroundings of the Portland Japanese Garden. Dining under the stars surrounded by the award-winning buildings of preeminent Japanese architect Kengo Kuma is an occasion not to be missed. We hope you will join us for this special night as one of our guests or table hosts. Proceeds will be raised through sponsorships and ticket sales alone, with no auction or special appeal component at the dinner. Please visit HERE to learn more about this much anticipated evening at the Garden.

To request an invitation or plan a table please contact Matthew Maas, Donor Relations Officer at [email protected]

55th Anniversary Gala Committee

Julie & Wayne Drinkward, Co-chairs

Deborah & Robert Zagunis, Co-chairs

Committee members: Gwyneth Gamble Booth, Sandy Chandler, Dede DeJager, Dean Dordevic, Katherine Frandsen, Gail Jubitz, Piper A. Park, Lucy Reynolds, Cathy Rudd, Rebecca Teasdale, Dorie Vollum

 

The Portland Japanese Garden is located in the west hills of Portland, Oregon, directly above the International Rose Test Garden in Washington Park at 611 SW Kingston Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97205. 

Year-round, the Garden is served by TriMet bus #63 which connects to the MAX stations at the Oregon Zoo and Providence Park.

For those who don’t mind a walk, the frequent-service buses #15-NW 23rd and #20-Burnside both stop at NW 23rd & Burnside, which is about a one-mile walk up through Washington Park.

Or you can take the Red or Blue line MAX train to the Washington Park stop (aka, the Zoo) and then take a free Explore Washington Park shuttle to the Garden.

Hours: Summer Public Hours (March 12 – Sept. 30): ● Monday: Noon – 7 p.m. ● Tuesday – Sunday: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Winter Public Hours (Oct. 1 – March 11) ● Monday: Noon – 4 p.m. ● Tuesday – Sunday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m

For more information about visiting the Portland Japanese Garden, here’s a link to the website: https://japanesegarden.org/

Portland International Film Festival Rolls Out Red Carpet

Portland International Film Festival Rolls Out Red Carpet

by | Feb 10, 2013 | Events, Features, Uncategorized

Portland, February 7th, 2013. The Northwest Film Center’s 36th annual showcase of new world cinema is off and running. Mary C. Hinckley, Kim DeMent Smith and Steven Smith joined Northwest Film Center Director, Bill Foster, to toast the evening. The Portland International Film Festival features 135 films—92 features and 43 shorts—from February 7th – 23rd.

The Oregonian's Shawn Levy, Chelsea Cain, Bill Foster, Marc Mohan, MIke King, Julia Bartholomew-King, Alicia Rose

The Oregonian’s Shawn Levy, Chelsea Cain, Bill Foster, Marc Mohan, MIke King, Julia Bartholomew-King, Alicia Rose

Drawing an audience of over 35,000, the Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) is the biggest film event in Oregon, premiering more than 100 international shorts and feature films to Portland audiences each February. Audiences can experience a variety of parties, visiting artists, and plenty of festival adventure taking in this feast of cinematic fare.

Supporters filled the Newmark Theatre on opening night to watch a screening this year’s Spanish submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar is a 1920s, silent-set reworking of the Brothers Grimm fairytale “Snow White,” called, Blancanieves.

Over 800 film lovers  filled the Newmark Theatre on opening night to watch a screening of  “Blancanieves,” this year’s Spanish submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar is a 1920s, silent-set reworking of the Brothers Grimm fairytale “Snow White.”

Here’s the trailer for this beautiful film which many compare to last year’s Academy Award winner “The Artist.”

 

Fred Cann, Northwest Film Center Education Director, Ellen Thomas; Educator Paige Battle; Enie Vaisburd whose short film will be screened at the festival; and Kristi Conrad the Membership & Sponsorship Manager at Northwest Film Center

Fred Cann, Northwest Film Center Education Director, Ellen Thomas; Educator Paige Battle; Enie Vaisburd whose short film will be screened at the festival; and Kristi Conrad the Membership & Sponsorship Manager at Northwest Film Center

Katherine Frandsen, Mark Frandsen and Bill Foster

Katherine Frandsen, Mark Frandsen and Bill Foster

Chris Sears, David Keller, Wyatt Pate, Ryan Jacobson, Jon Neighbors

Chris Sears, David Keller, Wyatt Pate, Ryan Jacobson, Jon Neighbors

This year’s Festival features the Portland premieres of 21 films submitted for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, including: Clandestine Childhood (Argentina), Lore (Australia), Our Children (Belgium), War Witch (Canada), No (Chile), In the Shadow (Czech Republic), Purge (Finland), Keep Smiling (Georgia), Unfair World (Greece), A Simple Life (Hong Kong), Just the Wind (Hungary), Barfi! (India), Caesar Must Die (Italy), Our Homeland ( Japan), Kon-Tiki (Norway), 80 Million (Poland), Blood of My Blood (Portugal), Beyond the Hills (Romania), White Tiger (Russia), Blancanieves (Spain), and Pieta (South Korea). Our thanks go to The James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation for their support of these films.

This year’s Festival features the Portland premieres of 21 films submitted for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, including: Clandestine Childhood (Argentina), Lore (Australia), Our Children (Belgium), War Witch (Canada), No (Chile), In the Shadow (Czech Republic), Purge (Finland), Keep Smiling (Georgia), Unfair World (Greece), A Simple Life (Hong Kong), Just the Wind (Hungary), Barfi! (India), Caesar Must Die (Italy), Our Homeland ( Japan), Kon-Tiki (Norway), 80 Million (Poland), Blood of My Blood (Portugal), Beyond the Hills (Romania), White Tiger (Russia), Blancanieves (Spain), and Pieta (South Korea).

Some of the film expected to draw big crowds include:  Happy People, a film by Werner Herzog,  No, a Chilean film starring Gael Garcia Bernaland  Tabu. Art films such as Renoir and The Painting are also expected to attract film lovers.

Here’s a link to the schedule for the Portland International Film Festival.

About the Northwest Film Center:

Established in 1971, the Northwest Film Center is a regional media arts resource and service organization founded to encourage the study, appreciation, and utilization of the moving image arts, foster their artistic and professional excellence, and to help create a climate in which they may flourish. The Center provides a variety of film and video exhibition, education, and information programs primarily directed to the residents of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska.